Apparel belt



July 21, 1936. M FOSTER 2,048,498

APPAREL BELT Filed June 21, 1935 Patented July 21, 193% FATE APPARELBELT James Madison Foster, Memphis, Tenn. es imate June 21, 1335, SerialNo. 27,787

7 Claims. (oi. 2il8) My invention relates to a belt for personal wearand it is an object thereof to provide, in combination with such a belt,means for supporting toilet articles such as are of frequent use yandyet cannot conveniently be carried about in other ways.

Another object of the invention is to provide such supportng means insuch a way that there shall be little or no danger of loss of the toiletarticles yet they shall be readily available for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for covering andconcealing the toilet articles in general except when they are to bewithdrawn from their supporting means, whereby also they are kept frombeing entangled with articles of clothing or other adjacent objects.

Another object is to provide the supporting means in such form andposition that the user does not have to look at the toilet articles inremoving or replacing them.

Referring to the drawing, which is made a part hereof and in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate similar parts;

Fig. l is a view illustrating the use of the belt,

Fig. 2, a perspective of a preferred form of the same,

Fig. 3, an elevation of a part of the belt,

Fig. 4, a section on line ii- 3 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5, a partial longitudinal section of the belt, and

Fig. 6 a similar section showing the parts in a difierent position.

In the drawing, reference character it indicates the body portion of anapparel belt, said belt, in the form at present deemed preferable, beingmade of a single thickness of leather or other suitable material,although I do not limit myself to any particular material or shape ofbelt. In the form shown in the drawing the belt has a buckle ll which isheld in place in usual manner by doubling back a portion l2 and securingit to the body portion 56. As here shown this is done by means of theseams it, It along the parallel edges of the two portions.

The free end or tongue of the belt passes through the buckle when in useand then through one or more loops M as usual and the preferreddimensions are such that said free end covers an aperture at l5, whichaperture extends through the body portion of the belt. The space betweenthe portions to and it intermediate seams l3, 53 provides a pocket for acomb it or the like toilet article, the pocket opening into the aperture5. The relative dimensions are such that when the tongue of the belt isdrawn I outward away from the bodyof the user, as in Figs. 1 and 6, theend of the-comb will project, outward so as to be readily grasped andwithdrawn from its pocket. In order to provide space for the comb thebody portion of the belt is reduced in thickness between the seams l3,l3 as shown in Fig. l, this serving also to prevent the belt frompinching the comb so as to make it difficult to withdraw.

A second pocket is formed in the material of the body of the belt byslitting or stabbing a longitudinal incision therein splitting the bodyportion it for a short distance between the seams l3, 53, this pocketbeing intended to receive a toilet article such as a nail file I 8.'I'lfe depth of the incision is such that the end of the file projectsinto the aperture l5 into which the incision opens, and therefore thisend will protrude from the aperture when the tongue of the belt is drawnaway from the body of the user, as in Figs. 1 and 6, so that it canreadily be grasped and withdrawn from its pocket. It will be noted thatboth or" the articles herein specifically mentioned are flexible, sothat they can yield to the shape and to the movements of the body of thewearer of the belt without danger of breaking.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many changes may bemade in the device shown in the drawing and described in thespecification and therefore I do not limit myself to what is so shownand described, the true scope of the invention being indicated by theappended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim is:

1. A belt for personal wear comprising a buckle, a ply forming the outerbelt portion and I extending the full length of the belt, a doubledbackportion adjacent said buckle said portion being arranged to lie againstthe body of the wearer and having its side edges secured to the outerbelt portion, there being an aperture through said outer belt portionsaid aperture leading to a space between said belt portions, thusproviding a pocket extending lengthwise of the belt and opening to theouter face of the belt when the same is in use.

2. A belt for personal wear comprising a buckle, a doubled-back portionadjacent said buckle said portion being arranged to lie against the bodyof the wearer and having its side edges secured to the outer beltportion, there being an aperture through said outer belt portion leadaid ing to a space between said belt portions, thus 7 providing a pocketextending lengthwise of the belt and opening to the outer face of thebelt when the same is in use, the parts being so proportioned that, thefree end of the belt normally covers said aperture when the belt is inuse, and the belt having a loop near the aperture and between the sameand the buckle, as

andfor the purpose set forth.

3. A device as inclaim 1, includinga pocket in the material of saidouter'belt portion, said pocket also opening into said aperture.

4. In combination, an apparel belt having 'a buckle, a bent-back Vbuckle-holding portion seamed to the inner sidefof the'main beltportion, there being an aperture in said main belt portion leading tothe space between ,said portions, and a toilet article in the pocket soformed,

the length of said article being so related to the V depth of saidpocketas tocause theend of said article to protrude into said aperture.

' 5. m apparel belt comprising a buckle, a. body having a plurality ofplies with'their longi 'tudinal margins secured together, said belt hav-25 ing. an aperture through the outer ply, said aperture providing thesole access to a pocket lying" between the plies and being positioned tobe' covered by the tongue of .the belt when the same is in use, andmeans between the aperture and the buckle for holding the tongue.

6. A belt for personal wear comprising a a buckle and an outer plydoubled back adjacent 7 body of the wearer and secured, to the outerpart of the belt atits edges to provide a pocket extending lengthwise ofthe belt, there being an aperture through said outer portion leading tosaid pocket and said aperture being so'located as to be normally coveredby the tongueof the belt when the belt is in use. V I

'7. A" belt for personal wear comprising a buckle, a body portion towhich said buckle is' secured, said body portion having a roundtransverse-aperture adjacent said buckle and having in its'material aslit parallel to thevinner and outer faces of the belt, said slitopening into said apertureand being of suitable size to receive a nailfile or the like'and to hold the 7 same in place by friction.

.the buckle to provide a portion lying against the JAMES MADISON FOSTER.25

